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Lambeth 1883

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]

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TYPHUS.
Six deaths are returned under this heading, including 2 strangers
I think in those cases which occurred in our Parish there was
some room for divergence of opinion in the diagnosis of the
disease.
DIPHTHERIA.
There has been during this year a considerable increase in
this disease, 67 deaths having occurred, viz.: 58 parishioners
and 9 strangers, against 48 last year and 37 the preceding year
951 deaths occurred in the metropolis against 863 in 1882 and
654 in 1881.
The following Table shows the number of deaths in each district
and the number of deaths compared with the population.

Table: TABLE XXI.This Table shows the number of deaths from Whooping Cough in the several districts in the Parish of Lambeth, in each year for the last 20 years.

TABLE XXI.

This Table shows the number of deaths from Whooping Cough in the several districts in the Parish of Lambeth, in each year for the last 20 years.

Districts.Year Mar. 18641865186618671868186918701871187218731874187518761877187818791880188118821883
Waterloo Road, 1st828910222414111637833161037222 2...368
Waterloo Road, 2nd222310211733181722265321192462383210
Lambeth Church, 1st222929201829204135165379833153093315
Lambeth Church, 2nd2163332243513445324418593327685457376320
Kennington, 1st4341291855312 229361327372510702253245127
Kennington, 2nd2 216141119232316352416363510512744174212
Brixtonl618793313131323158293412446338157032
Norwood3781041120147132911315 '2089152
Total572251391212112151641862061888927217489342229275119342126